The difference between Leftover and Remainder
When used as nouns, leftover means something left behind, whereas remainder means a part or parts remaining after some has/have been removed.
When used as adjectives, leftover means remaining, whereas remainder means remaining.
Remainder is also verb with the meaning: to mark or declare items left unsold as subject to reduction in price.
check bellow for the other definitions of Leftover and Remainder
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Leftover as an adjective:
Remaining; left behind; extra; in reserve.
Examples:
"Do you want some of the leftover supplies from the event?"
"I have some leftover spaghetti in the fridge, so I don't plan to cook tonight."
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Leftover as a noun:
Something left behind; an excess or remainder.
Examples:
"It's a leftover from yesterday, but it's still perfectly good."
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Leftover as a noun (chiefly, in the plural, usually, of food):
Remaining after a meal is complete or eaten for a later meal or snack.
Examples:
"Not leftovers again!"
"The entire wheel of cheese is a leftover from the party."
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Remainder as a noun:
A part or parts remaining after some has/have been removed.
Examples:
"My son ate part of his cake and I ate the remainder."
"You can have the remainder of my clothes."
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Remainder as a noun (mathematics):
The amount left over after subtracting the divisor as many times as possible from the dividend without producing a negative result. If (dividend) and d (divisor) are integers, then can always be expressed in the form n = dq + r, where q (quotient) and r (remainder) are also integers and 0 ≤ r < d.
Examples:
"17 leaves a remainder of 2 when divided by 3."
"11 divided by 2 is 5 remainder 1."
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Remainder as a noun (mathematics):
The number left over after a simple subtraction
Examples:
"10 minus 4 leaves a remainder of 6"
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Remainder as a noun (commerce):
Excess stock items left unsold and subject to reduction in price.
Examples:
"I got a really good price on this shirt because it was a remainder."
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Remainder as a noun (legal):
An estate in expectancy which only comes in its heir's possession after an estate created by the same instrument has been determined
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Remainder as an adjective:
Remaining.
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Remainder as a verb (commerce):
To mark or declare items left unsold as subject to reduction in price.
Examples:
"The bookstore remaindered the unsold copies of that book at the end of summer at a reduced price."